MASSIVE ANCIENT HAWAIIAN JET BLACK BASALT STONE ADZE PRE-CONTACT

This beautiful extra large Basalt Hawaiian adze was quarried from Mauna Kea, is a masterpiece example of lithic technology and would make a wonderful addition to any collection.

Measurements:

10" Length x 4.75" At widest point x 2" Thick

5lbs 13oz.

$1400 OBO

Stone adzes were the most important wood-cutting tool in pre-contact Hawaii. Canoes, of course, were vital for the Hawaiians, both for war and peaceful transport.

The adze presented here is a superb, rare example of ancient Hawaiian technology, most likely pre-contact and probably quarried from Mauna Kea, Hawai'i, Hawaii's largest mountain and largest source of basalt